Using a simple cupcake recipe, the decorations can be added on top for the real spooky effect. For these cupcakes I used a chocolate cupcake recipe.
Cupcake #1 - Ghosts
Ingredients:
Chocolate Cupcakes
White fondant icing
Large marshmallows
Black writing icing
Method:
1. On top of the cupcake, place a it of black writing icing in the centre and attach one marshmallow.
2. Roll out the white fondant icing and cut into a circle shape (big enough to cover the marhmallow).
3. Place on top of the marshmallow and manipulate so it falls as desired.
4. Decorate the icing with a scary ghost face!
Cupcake #2 - Pumpkin
Ingredients:
Cupcake
Icing sugar
Orange food colouring (or red and yellow and combine)
Black writing icing
Method:
1. Create the icing with icing sugar and a small amount of water. Dye the icing sugar orange with food colouring.
2. Place on the cake and when dry (or in the process of drying) add a scary pumpkin face.
Cupcake #3 - Cobweb complete with Spider
Ingredients:
Cupcake
White writing icing
Black writing icing
Method:
1. With the white writing icing, create a cobweb across the entire cake.
2. Add a spider with the black icing for extra decoration.
Have a great Halloween!
Thursday, 23 October 2014
Autumn Apple Brownies
The perfect, healthy cake for autumn time!
Ingredients:
110g butter, melted
200g white sugar
1 egg
3 medium apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced/chopped
60g cup chopped walnuts
120g all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius or gas mark 4, and grease a 9x9 inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, sugar, and egg until fluffy.
Ingredients:
110g butter, melted
200g white sugar
1 egg
3 medium apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced/chopped
60g cup chopped walnuts
120g all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius or gas mark 4, and grease a 9x9 inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, sugar, and egg until fluffy.
3. Fold in the apples and walnuts.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture until just blended.
5. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking dish.
6. Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until an inserted knife in the center comes out clean.
Recipe adapted from: http://www.piarecipes.com/2012/11/apple-brownies.html
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